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Fl·esports MK870 vs Keychron K8 Ultra

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Fl·esports MK870

No reviews

from$119at Mechkeys

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Keychron K8 Ultra

5.0 · 4 reviews

from$119at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Fl·esports MK870

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$119 at Mechkeys

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Keychron K8 Ultra

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$119 at MK

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Fl·esports MK870

Keychron K8 Ultra

Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Layout standard
ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Fl·esports MK870
Keychron K8 Ultra

Performance: 43
90
Build quality: 38
83
Productivity: 42
94
Customizability: 45
92
Portability: 50
77

What they share

Layout size: 80%
Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Fl·esports MK870 vs Keychron K8 Ultra specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

12 of 24 specs differ

Spec

Fl·esports MK870

Keychron K8 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

—

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

ABS, Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

—

Steel

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

1,299 g

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Fl·esports MK870

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K8 Ultra

Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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